A Safe and Effective Hip Flexor Stretch The main muscles that make up the “hip flexors” are the rectus femoris, iliacus, and psoas major. This muscle group can become overactive and tight resulting in a variety of musculoskeletal issues. Many people perform a hip flexor stretch as a routine, or to help with a specific […]
Triathlon season is in full swing here in San Diego. With local races nearly every weekend, many triathletes have trouble balancing time between training, family, jobs, and racing competitively. Many triathletes begin to notice nagging triathlon injuries that are consistently getting worse as the season continues. Should they take a break to heal? Maybe. It […]
A quick google search for stretches for sciatica will reveal hundreds of websites and videos that show how to stretch for sciatic nerve symptoms. Some of that information may be extremely beneficial. Some of that information may be prolonging your recovery and making your condition worse. Our San Diego based chiropractors treat many conditions that […]
The San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon is coming up! You are likely finishing your build phases of training and are headed into a much needed taper to help rebuild your body before the big day. Now that training volume has decreased, you have more time to address your body to get it into tip […]
Sciatica is a term that encompasses any condition that that can effect the sciatic nerve. Low back and hip injuries are the most common types of injuries that produce sciatica or sciatic symptoms. Less commonly, peripheral entrapment of the nerve around the hamstrings, and lower leg muscles cause sciatica symptoms in the back of the […]
Trying to run with IT band syndrome is very frustrating. Often times, a runner can run with IT band syndrome for a certain amount of time until the pain comes back or becomes so unbearable that they have to limp home from their run. Our chiropractors treat runners who run with IT band syndrome as […]
IT band syndrome remains a stubborn condition that our chiropractors treat at our office in Mission Valley, San Diego. Runners, triathletes, and cyclists are the main groups of people who we treat for this condition. We previously posted treatment recommendations for IT band syndrome (found Iliotibial Band Syndrome) but wanted to update the information regarding […]
Proper motion through the big toe is important for walking and running. When running, as the leg moves backwards, the hip, knee, ankle (dorsiflexion), and big toe extend to propel the body forward. Loss of range of motion at one or multiple of these areas will decrease efficiency and can lead to potential injury. Functional […]
Many sports and activities of daily living require movement through the foot and big toe. When you are experiencing big toe pain, sports and certain activities can become quite difficult to perform. If your big toe pain is extreme, simple tasks such as standing, or walking can become very difficult. You may have heard of […]
Shoulder impingement is a common condition that we treat at our sports injury clinic in Mission Valley, San Diego. Not only do we see shoulder impingement in the athletes we treat but we see it in many different professions that require repetitive use of the shoulder. Our conservative, non invasive shoulder treatments help provide pain […]
